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Manufacturing sector production returning to pre-pandemic levelsSkills shortages and supply chain pressures remain key challenges, but almost three quarters (70%) of engineers working in UK manufacturing report that business has returned or even exceeded pre-pandemic production volumes, according to the State of Manufacturing 2023 report by Essentra Components. CEO Scott Fawcett noted that none of us can afford to be complacent or ignore the challenges ahead, but added: “Neither should we ever doubt the resilience of the manufacturing industry, and its ability to surprise.” With best regards Mark Simms, Editor
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Industry leaders embrace new machine building eventAlmost 80 of the top suppliers to the UK’s machine building and systems integration community have already signed up to appear at MachineBuilding.Live on 4 October this year. The event takes place at the famed National Motorcycle Museum, adjacent to the NEC in Birmingham, and is open from 0830 to 1430. |
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Laser line profile sensors solve a myriad of inspection and measurement tasksWhether your task is to check alignment, guide robots, confirm weld quality, capture surface features or monitor key dimensions like gap, flushness or step changes then scanCONTROL sensors from Micro-Epsilon could well be the answer. |
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CASE STUDIES, NEW PRODUCTS & NEWS
Harting discusses future technologies at Industrial Ethernet WeekJoin Harting for the second edition of Industrial Ethernet Week, which takes place from 21-23 February 2023. Featuring technical experts and IIoT pioneers from a range of global brands, you’ll discover solutions for driving industrial transformation via insightful user cases, discussions, talks and tech sessions. |
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How to find a needle in a haystackAldershot based Fath Components has released the latest in a series of entertaining new videos on its YouTube channel, this one entitled ‘How to find a needle in a haystack’. |
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Quick ROI and 60% decrease in maintenance travel with remote accessBrazilian surface treatment systems manufacturer Erzinger was keen to limit service trips as much as possible to serve customers faster. By implementing IXON Cloud, it can now support its customers remotely, and work in an intuitive and secure way. It can even set up multiple simultaneous connections to work together on the same project. The result is cost reduction, quick ROI and happier customers. |
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Industry-standard machine handles from Rencol ComponentsRencol has been designing, developing and manufacturing machine handles since the middle of last century. Thanks to decades of experience, customer feedback and continuous product development, Rencol’s range of machine handles has grown and evolved to include thousands of variations and many specialist handles for machine builders. |
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Springs ideal for tight spacesLee Spring offers wave springs which it says are ideal for applications with limited or tight space requirements. The Lee Spring REDUX wave compression spring series can help to reduce operating height but without sacrificing the normal operation of a conventional type compression spring. |
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Two for the price of one – measuring and switchingThe ODT 3C sensor from Leuze can handle both measuring and switching tasks. The new two-in-one solution is thus suitable for a wide range of automated industrial applications. |
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Lenze works with SEaB energy to turn waste into powerDrives, controllers and IIoT connectivity from Lenze are future-proofing an innovative energy from waste solution developed by SEaB Energy. |
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EVENTS AND COURSES
MachineBuilding.Live is new event for machine buildersMeeting the needs of the machine building community in an innovative format, MachineBuilding.Live has been announced as a new engineering event, taking place on 4 October 2023. |
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